Comments on: Using a Pinochle deck to assign roles http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=23 ...about the KORE rpg & game development Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:45:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Admin http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=23&cpage=1#comment-12 Admin Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:23:50 +0000 http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=23#comment-12 I think you're on to something there. When we do this again, I'm going to make each of you draw at least 2 cards. That way you each are carrying a "Red Shirt" to die without recourse and I can pace the deaths a bit more to up the anxiety. As it was, I was afraid if I killed one of you off early, since I gave little option to bring in a new character, that player would basically have to sit there and watch the game - not a lot of fun to be had there. I also think that having a throw away card who can be easily squished will help to set the tone a bit better. Each of you can play a fool who dies because of some folly while still having the chance of being that lone character at the end of the tale... I think you’re on to something there. When we do this again, I’m going to make each of you draw at least 2 cards. That way you each are carrying a “Red Shirt” to die without recourse and I can pace the deaths a bit more to up the anxiety.

As it was, I was afraid if I killed one of you off early, since I gave little option to bring in a new character, that player would basically have to sit there and watch the game – not a lot of fun to be had there.

I also think that having a throw away card who can be easily squished will help to set the tone a bit better. Each of you can play a fool who dies because of some folly while still having the chance of being that lone character at the end of the tale…

]]> By: Mark http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=23&cpage=1#comment-11 Mark Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:30:07 +0000 http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=23#comment-11 LOL. Yeah, the whole no-name thing was funny. I thought about it halfway through but at that point it wasn't worth the time to make up a name. It would have been pointless knowing you were going to die. While we didn't turn on each other, we behaved in true B-Movie manner. We sent people off alone several times to do something rather unintelligent. Its your fault they didn't get pounded in various situations. Maybe that's why the B-horror flicks have parties of like 7-8 people so they can kill off extraneous people to up the fear. If it happens again, I'm picking extra cards so I can name my alts something along the lines of Don and Chris. LOL. Yeah, the whole no-name thing was funny. I thought about it halfway through but at that point it wasn’t worth the time to make up a name. It would have been pointless knowing you were going to die.

While we didn’t turn on each other, we behaved in true B-Movie manner. We sent people off alone several times to do something rather unintelligent. Its your fault they didn’t get pounded in various situations. Maybe that’s why the B-horror flicks have parties of like 7-8 people so they can kill off extraneous people to up the fear.

If it happens again, I’m picking extra cards so I can name my alts something along the lines of Don and Chris.

]]> By: Admin http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=23&cpage=1#comment-10 Admin Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:51:46 +0000 http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=23#comment-10 I half expected everyone to turn on each other at some point and do the work of killing each other off. More to the point of how well it worked, I am still amazed that we had a whole 4 hours of gaming with only a playing card as a character sheet and nobody having a name. Let's give it up for "The Rich Chick, The Prom King, and The Sophmore." I half expected everyone to turn on each other at some point and do the work of killing each other off.

More to the point of how well it worked, I am still amazed that we had a whole 4 hours of gaming with only a playing card as a character sheet and nobody having a name. Let’s give it up for “The Rich Chick, The Prom King, and The Sophmore.”

]]> By: Mark http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=23&cpage=1#comment-9 Mark Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:33:50 +0000 http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=23#comment-9 Not that I'm into being Miss Money but it worked. No fuss, no rolling, just a quick and simple 4 hours worth of gaming. I am a bit sad I couldn't kick the jock down the stairs in a more timely manner. Not that I’m into being Miss Money but it worked. No fuss, no rolling, just a quick and simple 4 hours worth of gaming. I am a bit sad I couldn’t kick the jock down the stairs in a more timely manner.

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